City of Annapolis - File #: O-40-18

• File #: O-40-18
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 8/29/2018
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 1/28/2019
• Final action: 1/28/2019
• Title: Vacant Nonresidential Buildings - Registration - For the purpose of requiring vacant or partially vacant nonresidential buildings to be registered with the Department of Planning and Zoning; requiring posting of vacant property signage on all such buildings; establishing a registry of vacant or partially vacant nonresidential buildings; and matters generally relating to registering vacant nonresidential buildings.
• Sponsors: Elly Tierney
• Indexes: Economic Matters Committee

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/28/2019	1	City Council	adopt on second reader	Pass
1/28/2019	1	City Council	amended	Pass
1/28/2019	1	City Council	amended	Fail
1/28/2019	1	City Council	amended	Fail
1/28/2019	1	City Council	amended	Pass
1/28/2019	1	City Council	adopt as amended	Pass
1/28/2019	1	City Council	adopt on third reader	Pass
1/15/2019	1	Economic Matters Committee	recommend with amendments	Pass
10/11/2018	1	Economic Matters Committee	postpone	Pass
9/24/2018	1	City Council	declare the public hearing closed
9/10/2018	1	City Council	adopt on first reader	Pass
9/10/2018	1	City Council	refer

Title
Vacant Nonresidential Buildings - Registration - For the purpose of requiring vacant or partially vacant nonresidential buildings to be registered with the Department of Planning and Zoning; requiring posting of vacant property signage on all such buildings; establishing a registry of vacant or partially vacant nonresidential buildings; and matters generally relating to registering vacant nonresidential buildings.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 40-18

Introduced by: Alderwoman Tierney

Referred to
Economic Matters Committee


AN ORDINANCE concerning

Vacant Nonresidential Buildings - Registration

FOR the purpose of requiring vacant or partially vacant nonresidential buildings to be registered with the Department of Planning and Zoning; requiring posting of vacant property signage on all such buildings; establishing a registry of vacant or partially vacant nonresidential buildings; and matters generally relating to registering vacant nonresidential buildings.

BY repealing and reenacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2018 Edition
17.48.030

BY adding the following portion to the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2018 Edition
17.48.215

SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:

TITLE 17 - BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 17.48 - NONRESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Article I - General Provisions


Section 17.48.030 - Definitions.

A. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases have the meanings indicated:

1. "Accessory structure" means a structure, the use of which is incidental to that of the main building and which is attached to the building or located on the same premises.
2. "Basement" means the portion of the building that is partly underground which has more than one-half of its height, measured from clear floor to ceiling above the average adjoi...